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windsor302
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4/14/2009
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is there a cheap way to get a few inches for my truck besides a body lift? Thanks
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Bucket
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4/14/2009
18:37:18
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short answer= no........sorry
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windsor302
Dodge Dakota
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4/14/2009
19:44:05
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what would be the cheapest way to go, ball park price?
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Bucket
GenII
4/15/2009
10:07:40
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Body lift is the only option you have, they dont make anything else for your truck, on the other hand go to www.walt-n-ingrid.com and look at how Walt lifted his 89, but you better have mad skills, and some dough.
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Marty
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1/14/2010
09:03:52
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First Dakota I had was a 89' model,friend and I did the 3" body lift in about 4 hours in his shop,worked great,ran 31x10.5 Swampers.(V6 was a bit dogged)
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super bee
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1/15/2010
01:49:22
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that v6 is a dog from the start
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) Powertrax "traction system", 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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Marty
Dodge Dakota
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1/15/2010
07:55:23
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Thats why I got the V8 magnum now,with a few mods should be able to EASILY handle 31" or 33" tires.
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super bee
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1/16/2010
15:03:50
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i have some 30 inch TSLs
no problem with 3.92s
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) Powertrax "traction system", 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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Marty
Dodge Dakota
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1/19/2010
07:29:12
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Think'in 'bout sellin the Dakota,guess someone screwed up my wiring;heater,radio,interior lights dont work.Somtimes my gauge lights/tail lights wont come on either.Checked fuses TWICE.
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Sid
Dodge Dakota
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2/02/2010
11:33:47
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Actually YES you can do ADD A LEAFS they are CHEAP about $100pr depending on the brand.
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Marty
Dodge Dakota
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2/02/2010
13:09:21
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Good news,got my interior/radio/power mirrors working,it was the fuse under the hood.My dash/tail lights DO NOT WORK,very annoying since I drive to work at 5am!!Jury rigged some "tail lights" for the local fuzz,BUT I'm pretty sure its the switch,so I am gonna put one in.(Local shop wanted $100 to do this!!)
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kodiak47630
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2/06/2010
15:45:16
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get some 2x3 steel tubing and cut it into 2" lengths and drill your bolt hole either direction and you can have 2 or 3 inchs in lift
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Marty
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2/09/2010
08:19:52
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Great advice kodiak,OR use 3" "boat" rollers,they are hard rubber,cut out the shield for the fan,add 2-3" rod to the "donward" shift linkage,get some hose for the gas fill,extend the t-case shifter ...that should do it!
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Marty
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2/09/2010
08:24:14
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Well I put that headlight switch into my 95' Dakota 4x4 V8 from out of my "donor" vehicle (92' Ramcharger 4x4 V8)perfect match,now my lights WORK!!
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chris w
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10/19/2011
15:18:39
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Go to the junkyard and buy some leaf
springs same width as the ones in the
truck and add as many as the u bolts
will allow. And crank the front tortion
bars all the way up then jack the front
of the truck up so the wheels are off
the ground. Then use an eight foot pry
bar of somekind and pry the tortion
bars down as hard as u can from the
control arm while a friend osha
underneath and jams chunks of tractor
tire treads or some kind of hard rubber
blocks between the tortion bar and the
Tranny crossmember. Then make
whims out of oak hardwood and pound
them in between the rubber blocks to
get achieve max lift. I got 3 inches front
and rear this way plus the body lift I
have six. This method is hard on the
ball joints but so is the way u drive a
lifted truck anyway.
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other bill
Dodge Dakota
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10/25/2011
14:02:45
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chris w,
I'm not even sure what you said...but it still sounds very unsafe at best.
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